ἀξιωματικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀξίωμα (axíōma, “honor, worth, self-evident principle”) +‎ -ικός (-ikós, “of or pertaining to”), from ἀξιόω (axióō, “to think or deem worthy”) +‎ -μα (-ma, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ak.si.ɔː.ma.ti.kós/ → /ak.si.o.ma.tiˈkos/ → /ak.si.o.ma.tiˈkos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ak.si.ɔː.ma.ti.kós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ak.si.o.ma.tiˈkos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ak.si.o.ma.tiˈkos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ak.si.o.ma.tiˈkos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ak.si.o.ma.tiˈkos/

Adjective

ἀξιωμᾰτικός • (axiōmatikós) m (feminine ἀξιωμᾰτική, neuter ἀξιωμᾰτικόν); first/second declension

1. Dignified, honorable; high in rank.
   1. (literary criticism) Dignified.
   2. Concerned with dignities.
2. Supplicatory.
3. Employing logical propositions; self-evident.

Inflection

First and second declension of ἀξιωμᾰτικός; ἀξιωμᾰτική; ἀξιωμᾰτικόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀξιωμᾰτικός axiōmatikós	ἀξιωμᾰτική axiōmatikḗ	ἀξιωμᾰτικόν axiōmatikón		ἀξιωμᾰτικώ axiōmatikṓ	ἀξιωμᾰτικᾱ́ axiōmatikā́	ἀξιωμᾰτικώ axiōmatikṓ		ἀξιωμᾰτικοί axiōmatikoí	ἀξιωμᾰτικαί axiōmatikaí	ἀξιωμᾰτικᾰ́ axiōmatiká
Genitive		ἀξιωμᾰτικοῦ axiōmatikoû	ἀξιωμᾰτικῆς axiōmatikês	ἀξιωμᾰτικοῦ axiōmatikoû		ἀξιωμᾰτικοῖν axiōmatikoîn	ἀξιωμᾰτικαῖν axiōmatikaîn	ἀξιωμᾰτικοῖν axiōmatikoîn		ἀξιωμᾰτικῶν axiōmatikôn	ἀξιωμᾰτικῶν axiōmatikôn	ἀξιωμᾰτικῶν axiōmatikôn
Dative		ἀξιωμᾰτικῷ axiōmatikôi	ἀξιωμᾰτικῇ axiōmatikêi	ἀξιωμᾰτικῷ axiōmatikôi		ἀξιωμᾰτικοῖν axiōmatikoîn	ἀξιωμᾰτικαῖν axiōmatikaîn	ἀξιωμᾰτικοῖν axiōmatikoîn		ἀξιωμᾰτικοῖς axiōmatikoîs	ἀξιωμᾰτικαῖς axiōmatikaîs	ἀξιωμᾰτικοῖς axiōmatikoîs
Accusative		ἀξιωμᾰτικόν axiōmatikón	ἀξιωμᾰτικήν axiōmatikḗn	ἀξιωμᾰτικόν axiōmatikón		ἀξιωμᾰτικώ axiōmatikṓ	ἀξιωμᾰτικᾱ́ axiōmatikā́	ἀξιωμᾰτικώ axiōmatikṓ		ἀξιωμᾰτικούς axiōmatikoús	ἀξιωμᾰτικᾱ́ς axiōmatikā́s	ἀξιωμᾰτικᾰ́ axiōmatiká
Vocative		ἀξιωμᾰτικέ axiōmatiké	ἀξιωμᾰτική axiōmatikḗ	ἀξιωμᾰτικόν axiōmatikón		ἀξιωμᾰτικώ axiōmatikṓ	ἀξιωμᾰτικᾱ́ axiōmatikā́	ἀξιωμᾰτικώ axiōmatikṓ		ἀξιωμᾰτικοί axiōmatikoí	ἀξιωμᾰτικαί axiōmatikaí	ἀξιωμᾰτικᾰ́ axiōmatiká
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἀξιωμᾰτικῶς axiōmatikôs				ἀξιωμᾰτικότερος axiōmatikóteros				ἀξιωμᾰτικότᾰτος axiōmatikótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → English: axiomatic

References

• “ἀξιωματικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press